Why Cheltenham Residents are Allowed to be Pompous |
Posted: November 11, 2016 |
Both Cheltenham locals and outsiders will tell you how Cheltenham residents are snobs who overrate both themselves and the Cheltenham town. You’ll likely hear the almost inevitable comparisons between Cheltenham and Gloucestershire. But, do Cheltenham residents have such air without reason? Or is there really something special about this Cotswold town?
The town has some of the best private and state primary and secondary schools. Even Ofsted gives top ratings for most of the primary schools in the town, and Pate’s Grammar secondary school is an example across the nation. Cheltenham also has lots of green spaces, parks and suburban streets which make it very family-friendly.
With a very good underground system, you can shuttle between Cheltenham and any of these cities in no time.
Cheltenham is home to the world-famous Cheltenham Festival horse racing event. The town is also home to some other very important festivals such as the Jazz, Science, Music, Literature, and Food and Drink festivals.
Apart from the Michelin-star Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham has several other excellent restaurants where you get great food at excellent prices. You can easily find the best restaurants in Cheltenham if you know the right places to look.
The town is one of the safest places to live in the UK. The rate of violent crime is very low. You’re more likely to hear of the odd antisocial behavior than robberies, violence and murders in the town. I noticed that the number of teens and young adults moving into the town is on the increase and you’ll find many of them hanging around shops, pubs and fountains with some glint in their eyes. Here’s hoping there’s nothing to it eventually.
Cheltenham residents also earn some of the heftiest salaries which is quite fitting for the cost of living there. As someone who has spent some time in Cheltenham, I have found that although some of the residents can be quite self-important, there is so much of the things that matter which really do make Cheltenham special.
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